3
Gloomy air was floating around the Castle lord room.An air of humiliation and defeat prevailed.In the room were Castle lord urkan and household head Centerio.
The silverware had already been tidied up and stored into a safe in Centelio’s room.
They felt empty.
They wondered what the silverware was all about.
[It would have been better to not call them]
Urcan said with a sigh.
[Being ridiculed like this……]
[It’s always like that.]
Centerio couldn’t help but blurt out.
[I’ve always been ridiculed every time I go out. I was hoping this time would be different but….]
Urkan bite his lip hearing Centerio’s words.
[From Their point of view,we are just head of insect.]
[It’s vexing.]
[I was always holding my head as proud castle lord of this town.I’m not a mere soldier or a human being.but I never thought I’d be spoken of in such a manner. ……]
[It’s really tough without the elves….]
Both fell silent for a while.
[As it turned out like that, I will definitely call elves at any cost.you were right,we should have come with a plan to favor elves before calling out to them.]
[It’s not too late. It is far better to give preferential treatment than not to give it.]
Centerio spoke fervently.
[However, will they really come?]
[Will the elves come without preferential treatment?]
[That’s what I’m told but…..]
Urkan strokes his chin.
He is confused again.
[The last time Urcan-sama was troubled in the same way and lost an opportunity. If you lose it again, this city will be lost forever.]
[You are right about that but….]
Urkan hesitate again.
[Will residents understand it?]
[Remember when you ordered that the Mummies could not live in the town. What did the inhabitants have to say?]
[I am thinking if i may have gone a little too far.]
[Did Spirit light vanish?]
Urkan shook his head.
[But the Mummies didn’t live in the city to begin with. You didn’t have to go to the trouble of forbidding them to live in the city, did you?]
[And if the Mummies do come to live in the town, what will you do? Will the elves come? You could not persuade the people of Secundaria to ban them from living there in the first place, could you?]
He fell silent.
[Master Urcan is doing the right thing. The people of the city will not want to live with those filthy bandages.]
[I’m worried that I did something bad.]
[ A famous ancient philosopher said that there are two kinds of people: those who are slaves and those who are not. It’s the same thing. Please sign this document.]
Centerio held out a parchment and pen.
Urcan looked at the parchment again. In Centelio’s handwriting, he had written the articles.
<One, elves may enter the city without paying a toll.
Second, the elves shall be given prime location free of charge.
Third, the children of Elves shall be able to attend the schools of Secundaria free of charge.>
[If the elves flood in, will we be able to handle it?]
[You will have to worry about that when they arrive. If we do not do this, the elves will not come.since Its impossible to get an introduction from someone in Secondaria.]
Still with an unconvinced expression on his face, Urcan picked up a pen. He dipped the tip into the ink pot and wrote his name.
Centerio smiled.
[Thank you very much.With this, our city will be reborn. Those who humiliated us today will be bitterly disappointed later. I will Announce this tomorrow.]
As he put the parchment away with a smile,
[Centerio-sama]
A knight rushed there in panic.
[You are being noisy.]
[Those guys——]
[Those guys?]
Hearing the news, Centerio’s eyes turn wide.
He turned to face the Castle lord in panic.
[Master Urcan, it’s important! Deferente has returned with the achievement.]
4
Centerio looked at the vampire women with black and white eyes.
Castle lord Urkan is also greatly surprised.
It can’t be real or so Centerio thought.
This is a dream.
This is an illusion.
No,it must be a farce.
[Are you sure you’re not dressing up a village girl with wings?]
At the Centerio question,
[Are you saying I’m an impostor?]
[Ah,no—]
He unconsciously flinched back from the sharp gazes of vampire women.
He’s heard rumors that the head of the vampire tribe had two daughters.No way, it can’t be possible that she is….
feeling nervous,
[Pledge, I’m going to have her take it.]
Hiroto stepped in between.
[Pledge?]
[A pledge that the vampire race will never again attack the vicinity of Mora’s village.]
[What will you do after making a pledge?]
[It’s a guarantee for villagers, right?]
Centerio shook his head.
[You will do such a troublesome thing?does that mean Castle will take action if they break it? you can’t do that just because one village is attacked.]
[I think it will be a good deterrent to keep vampires in check though]
[Do you really think the vampires will keep their promise?]
[If they leave the pledge behind, then the problem isn’t what they say or don’t say. If the other side breaks the pledge, you can ask the Archbishop for help based on the pledge.]
Urkan Snickered.
[Certainly.]
Castle lord was impressed.
It’s not good.
For now, it is important to call the elves here.This isn’t time to get involved with vampires.
[However in that case, Solum will be publicly know as a town frequently visited by vampires.It will keep the elves away forever.]
Centerio put the brakes on urcan thought.
[Elves?]
Hiroto tilted his head.
[Is anything matter with elves?]
[You keep silent for me.]
He shouted but Hiroto didn’t keep quiet.
[I guess it’s a matter of use. You can’t twist what you don’t have. If you don’t have a pledge, you can only give the impression of spoken words when you need help later. But if we have the pledge – if we explain that we’ve made so many pledges and they’ve been broken at every turn, the Archbishop won’t be able to ignore it, will he?]
[What he said is right]
Urkan nodded.
Not good.
Once again, the lord of the castle sympathized with Hiroto.
[However Urkan-sama——]
[Bring me the pen and paper.]
[You will not. It is foolish to make a vampire tribe sign a pledge. Those murderers need to be killed.]
Centerio was about to refuse when,
[I’m sure there will be retaliation if you kill the vampire chief’s daughter. That’s why I brought her to the castle.]
Hiroto countered.
(Shut up, outsider! Deferente is an outsider! You should have just killed the vampire)
Centerio glared with eyes full of murderous intent but Hiroto warded it with a cool face.
[If she was killed in a village, they would retaliate on the villagers, but if she was killed in a castle, they would take revenge on the people in this castle, right?]
[You are adding too much.]
Centerio roughen his voice.
[That’s right.i think it’s a good card]
[What do you mean by a good card?]
[If you don’t do it early, the vampires will come to look for her. You won’t be able to cut the card after you’ve been surrounded.I think it’d be better to sign the pledge and let her go soon.]
[Shut up]
To Centerio who yelled,
[Certainly.its exactly as you said.]
Castle lord Urkan agrees with him.
[Bring the paper and pen at once.]
[But——-]
[It’s an order.]
Urkan raised his voice.
When this happens,the Castle lord no longer listens to what he says.Centerio reluctantly follows the order.
In five minutes, the vampire woman had written her name in the pledge.It seems to be Valkyria.
Hiroto and Souichiro looked at each other.
Valkyria is like the goddess of life and death in Hiroto’s world. On the battlefield, she selects between those who live and those who die.
[Miss. You have signed a pledge on behalf of the vampire race. You know what will happen if you don’t follow it.]
Urcan said.
[Hmph.]
Valkyria turned her head away.
There were three pieces of parchment. The church, the castle and the vampire tribe will take care of them.
[Release her.]
Two knights grabbed Valkyrie’s arms and left the hall. Hiroto also left the hall.He was wondering if she would really be released.
When he stepped out of the hall onto the stairs facing the courtyard, the knight released Valkyries.
As the Valkyria flapped its wings, she flew up lightly about two meters.
She circles over the courtyard once and then looks at Hiroto.
Was it a reminder you will regret this or advance notice about killing him?
Hiroto winked backs and Valkyria flew off into the grey sky.
[She’s certainly a vampire.]
One of the knights siad.
[Did you really capture her?]
He asked Hiroto.
[Together with Souichiro,we two did it.]
[You’ve done well. I was sure you would die. The reward is …… No, Centelio-sama is stingy, so no reward but with your work on Castle is settled huh.]
Hiroto returned to the hall together with the knights.
In the meantime, Castle lord and household head were still present in the hall.Soichiro stood there alone, looking worried.
Centelio looked at Hiroto.It was a hostile gaze.
[Now then hurry up with the agreement.]
Hiroto cuts in.
[I want to meet Archbishop.]
[Later]
[I want you to send a message to the Archbishop right now.]
Centerio glared at him,
[Don’t tell me what to do! You are only my subordinate! Don’t think you can tell me what to do!]
[I’m an impatient subordinate.]
Hiroto answered with a smile.
[I don’t need an impatient subordinate. Fire him.]
Centelio laughs.
[Don’t be a fool.are you going to fire that boy?]
Urkan was surprised.
[First, you made the promise.Even if you can’t send the messenger to archbishop right now, there is still the pledge written allowing to stay in castle.Beside if we let guy who captured teh vampire——]
[We don’t have surplus money to hire them.]
[But——-]
[Then, should we cut off the income of Urkan to pay for those two salaries?]
Urkan turned silent.
Centerio whispers.
[Isn’t it a good Chance to remove nuisance.they were originally summoned for extermination of vampires and now it’s already completed.]
[Well that’s right but —]
Urkan didn’t seem very enthusiastic.Centerio turned to Hiroto and his friend.
[You guys will be sent to secondaria.]
[Secondaria?]
[It’s the second largest town in Sarabria. You should rely on the bishop of the Spirit Church there. You should be able to meet the archbishop.]
[No way,on foot?]
[Give them a horse.]
Urkan spoke from the side.Centerio lips distorted for a moment.
[You will be sent tomorrow morning by horse.]
He said it annoyingly.
3
Gloomy air was floating around the Castle lord room.An air of humiliation and defeat prevailed.In the room were Castle lord urkan and household head Centerio.
The silverware had already been tidied up and stored into a safe in Centelio’s room.
They felt empty.
They wondered what the silverware was all about.
[It would have been better to not call them]
Urcan said with a sigh.
[Being ridiculed like this……]
[It’s always like that.]
Centerio couldn’t help but blurt out.
[I’ve always been ridiculed every time I go out. I was hoping this time would be different but….]
Urkan bite his lip hearing Centerio’s words.
[From Their point of view,we are just head of insect.]
[It’s vexing.]
[I was always holding my head as proud castle lord of this town.I’m not a mere soldier or a human being.but I never thought I’d be spoken of in such a manner. ……]
[It’s really tough without the elves….]
Both fell silent for a while.
[As it turned out like that, I will definitely call elves at any cost.you were right,we should have come with a plan to favor elves before calling out to them.]
[It’s not too late. It is far better to give preferential treatment than not to give it.]
Centerio spoke fervently.
[However, will they really come?]
[Will the elves come without preferential treatment?]
[That’s what I’m told but…..]
Urkan strokes his chin.
He is confused again.
[The last time Urcan-sama was troubled in the same way and lost an opportunity. If you lose it again, this city will be lost forever.]
[You are right about that but….]
Urkan hesitate again.
[Will residents understand it?]
[Remember when you ordered that the Mummies could not live in the town. What did the inhabitants have to say?]
[I am thinking if i may have gone a little too far.]
[Did Spirit light vanish?]
Urkan shook his head.
[But the Mummies didn’t live in the city to begin with. You didn’t have to go to the trouble of forbidding them to live in the city, did you?]
[And if the Mummies do come to live in the town, what will you do? Will the elves come? You could not persuade the people of Secundaria to ban them from living there in the first place, could you?]
He fell silent.
[Master Urcan is doing the right thing. The people of the city will not want to live with those filthy bandages.]
[I’m worried that I did something bad.]
[ A famous ancient philosopher said that there are two kinds of people: those who are slaves and those who are not. It’s the same thing. Please sign this document.]
Centerio held out a parchment and pen.
Urcan looked at the parchment again. In Centelio’s handwriting, he had written the articles.
<One, elves may enter the city without paying a toll.
Second, the elves shall be given prime location free of charge.
Third, the children of Elves shall be able to attend the schools of Secundaria free of charge.>
[If the elves flood in, will we be able to handle it?]
[You will have to worry about that when they arrive. If we do not do this, the elves will not come.since Its impossible to get an introduction from someone in Secondaria.]
Still with an unconvinced expression on his face, Urcan picked up a pen. He dipped the tip into the ink pot and wrote his name.
Centerio smiled.
[Thank you very much.With this, our city will be reborn. Those who humiliated us today will be bitterly disappointed later. I will Announce this tomorrow.]
As he put the parchment away with a smile,
[Centerio-sama]
A knight rushed there in panic.
[You are being noisy.]
[Those guys——]
[Those guys?]
Hearing the news, Centerio’s eyes turn wide.
He turned to face the Castle lord in panic.
[Master Urcan, it’s important! Deferente has returned with the achievement.]
4
Centerio looked at the vampire women with black and white eyes.
Castle lord Urkan is also greatly surprised.
It can’t be real or so Centerio thought.
This is a dream.
This is an illusion.
No,it must be a farce.
[Are you sure you’re not dressing up a village girl with wings?]
At the Centerio question,
[Are you saying I’m an impostor?]
[Ah,no—]
He unconsciously flinched back from the sharp gazes of vampire women.
He’s heard rumors that the head of the vampire tribe had two daughters.No way, it can’t be possible that she is….
feeling nervous,
[Pledge, I’m going to have her take it.]
Hiroto stepped in between.
[Pledge?]
[A pledge that the vampire race will never again attack the vicinity of Mora’s village.]
[What will you do after making a pledge?]
[It’s a guarantee for villagers, right?]
Centerio shook his head.
[You will do such a troublesome thing?does that mean Castle will take action if they break it? you can’t do that just because one village is attacked.]
[I think it will be a good deterrent to keep vampires in check though]
[Do you really think the vampires will keep their promise?]
[If they leave the pledge behind, then the problem isn’t what they say or don’t say. If the other side breaks the pledge, you can ask the Archbishop for help based on the pledge.]
Urkan Snickered.
[Certainly.]
Castle lord was impressed.
It’s not good.
For now, it is important to call the elves here.This isn’t time to get involved with vampires.
[However in that case, Solum will be publicly know as a town frequently visited by vampires.It will keep the elves away forever.]
Centerio put the brakes on urcan thought.
[Elves?]
Hiroto tilted his head.
[Is anything matter with elves?]
[You keep silent for me.]
He shouted but Hiroto didn’t keep quiet.
[I guess it’s a matter of use. You can’t twist what you don’t have. If you don’t have a pledge, you can only give the impression of spoken words when you need help later. But if we have the pledge – if we explain that we’ve made so many pledges and they’ve been broken at every turn, the Archbishop won’t be able to ignore it, will he?]
[What he said is right]
Urkan nodded.
Not good.
Once again, the lord of the castle sympathized with Hiroto.
[However Urkan-sama——]
[Bring me the pen and paper.]
[You will not. It is foolish to make a vampire tribe sign a pledge. Those murderers need to be killed.]
Centerio was about to refuse when,
[I’m sure there will be retaliation if you kill the vampire chief’s daughter. That’s why I brought her to the castle.]
Hiroto countered.
(Shut up, outsider! Deferente is an outsider! You should have just killed the vampire)
Centerio glared with eyes full of murderous intent but Hiroto warded it with a cool face.
[If she was killed in a village, they would retaliate on the villagers, but if she was killed in a castle, they would take revenge on the people in this castle, right?]
[You are adding too much.]
Centerio roughen his voice.
[That’s right.i think it’s a good card]
[What do you mean by a good card?]
[If you don’t do it early, the vampires will come to look for her. You won’t be able to cut the card after you’ve been surrounded.I think it’d be better to sign the pledge and let her go soon.]
[Shut up]
To Centerio who yelled,
[Certainly.its exactly as you said.]
Castle lord Urkan agrees with him.
[Bring the paper and pen at once.]
[But——-]
[It’s an order.]
Urkan raised his voice.
When this happens,the Castle lord no longer listens to what he says.Centerio reluctantly follows the order.
In five minutes, the vampire woman had written her name in the pledge.It seems to be Valkyria.
Hiroto and Souichiro looked at each other.
Valkyria is like the goddess of life and death in Hiroto’s world. On the battlefield, she selects between those who live and those who die.
[Miss. You have signed a pledge on behalf of the vampire race. You know what will happen if you don’t follow it.]
Urcan said.
[Hmph.]
Valkyria turned her head away.
There were three pieces of parchment. The church, the castle and the vampire tribe will take care of them.
[Release her.]
Two knights grabbed Valkyrie’s arms and left the hall. Hiroto also left the hall.He was wondering if she would really be released.
When he stepped out of the hall onto the stairs facing the courtyard, the knight released Valkyries.
As the Valkyria flapped its wings, she flew up lightly about two meters.
She circles over the courtyard once and then looks at Hiroto.
Was it a reminder you will regret this or advance notice about killing him?
Hiroto winked backs and Valkyria flew off into the grey sky.
[She’s certainly a vampire.]
One of the knights siad.
[Did you really capture her?]
He asked Hiroto.
[Together with Souichiro,we two did it.]
[You’ve done well. I was sure you would die. The reward is …… No, Centelio-sama is stingy, so no reward but with your work on Castle is settled huh.]
Hiroto returned to the hall together with the knights.
In the meantime, Castle lord and household head were still present in the hall.Soichiro stood there alone, looking worried.
Centelio looked at Hiroto.It was a hostile gaze.
[Now then hurry up with the agreement.]
Hiroto cuts in.
[I want to meet Archbishop.]
[Later]
[I want you to send a message to the Archbishop right now.]
Centerio glared at him,
[Don’t tell me what to do! You are only my subordinate! Don’t think you can tell me what to do!]
[I’m an impatient subordinate.]
Hiroto answered with a smile.
[I don’t need an impatient subordinate. Fire him.]
Centelio laughs.
[Don’t be a fool.are you going to fire that boy?]
Urkan was surprised.
[First, you made the promise.Even if you can’t send the messenger to archbishop right now, there is still the pledge written allowing to stay in castle.Beside if we let guy who captured teh vampire——]
[We don’t have surplus money to hire them.]
[But——-]
[Then, should we cut off the income of Urkan to pay for those two salaries?]
Urkan turned silent.
Centerio whispers.
[Isn’t it a good Chance to remove nuisance.they were originally summoned for extermination of vampires and now it’s already completed.]
[Well that’s right but —]
Urkan didn’t seem very enthusiastic.Centerio turned to Hiroto and his friend.
[You guys will be sent to secondaria.]
[Secondaria?]
[It’s the second largest town in Sarabria. You should rely on the bishop of the Spirit Church there. You should be able to meet the archbishop.]
[No way,on foot?]
[Give them a horse.]
Urkan spoke from the side.Centerio lips distorted for a moment.
[You will be sent tomorrow morning by horse.]
He said it annoyingly.
